UK probes Amazon over suspected late payments to food suppliers
London (AFP) - Britain's grocery watchdog on Friday launched an investigation into whether online retail giant Amazon made late payments ...
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US retail sales slip more than expected after rush to beat tariffs
Washington (AFP) - US retail sales declined more than expected in May, government data showed Tuesday, dragged by a slowdown ...
Cyberattack costs UK retailer Marks & Spencer £300 mn
London (AFP) - British clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday said a cyberattack disrupting its online service is set ...
Walmart warns of higher prices due to tariffs
New York (AFP) - Walmart on Thursday reported another solid quarter but warned of price increases due to President Donald ...
Customer data stolen in Marks & Spencer cyberattack
London (AFP) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday that some personal data of its customers was stolen ...
‘Treasure hunt’: tourists boost sales at Japan’s Don Quijote stores
Tokyo (AFP) - Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact ...
IKEA opens new London city centre store
London (AFP) - Swedish furniture giant IKEA on Thursday opened a new store in the heart of London's shopping district, ...
Hudson’s Bay Company: from fur trade to department store downfall
Ottawa (AFP) - From the 17th century fur trade that birthed a nation to the last major department store in ...
Orban’s food price cap takes aim at foreign retailers in Hungary
Tiszaroff (Hungary) (AFP) - Seeking to tame public anger over soaring inflation, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has imposed price ...
Walmart to invest billions in Mexico despite US tariff threat
Mexico City (AFP) - US retail giant Walmart said Thursday that it would invest more than $6 billion in Mexico ...
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